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School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) by country

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not...

Countries reporting
106
Highest
2.09 years
Bahrain
Lowest
0.0014 years
Niger
Median
0.1216 years
Years covered
23
1998–2020
Data points
1,403

What the numbers show

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) is currently reported for 106 countries. The highest value is 2.09 years in Bahrain; the lowest is 0.0014 years in Niger.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.1216 years, and the mean is 0.3072 years.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,459.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Slovakia (up 1,113.9%), and the largest decrease in Turks and Caicos Islands (down 97.6%).

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bahrain 2.09 years 2019 up 340.4% volatile
2 Seychelles 1.82 years 2019 up 25.5% rising
3 Gibraltar 1.78 years 2019 down 12.7% falling
4 Jamaica 1.77 years 2019 down 22.7% rising
5 Tonga 1.41 years 2015 up 687.9% volatile
6 Dominica 1.34 years 2016 down 11.0% rising
7 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.09 years 2017 up 74.6% rising
8 Iran 1.02 years 2012 up 128.6% volatile
9 Puerto Rico 0.8637 years 2018 down 23.8% falling
10 Kazakhstan 0.8509 years 2019 up 7.9% rising
11 Germany 0.8486 years 2018 down 7.2% falling
12 Barbados 0.8211 years 2019 down 5.5% flat
13 Greece 0.7342 years 2018 up 165.0% rising
14 Hungary 0.6888 years 2018 up 56.0% rising
15 Namibia 0.6507 years 2018 up 700.9% volatile
16 New Zealand 0.6454 years 2018 down 35.6% rising
17 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6275 years 2012 down 39.7% falling
18 Philippines 0.5876 years 2017 up 62.3% rising
19 Cayman Islands 0.5453 years 2018 up 352.3% volatile
20 Lithuania 0.5375 years 2018 up 183.2% volatile
21 Fiji 0.5301 years 2016 up 766.8% volatile
22 Saint Lucia 0.515 years 2019 down 28.0% volatile
23 Poland 0.4765 years 2018 up 708.5% volatile
24 Belgium 0.4376 years 2018 down 19.5% rising
25 Belize 0.4373 years 2008 up 176.6% rising
26 Vanuatu 0.4203 years 2015 up 111.3% rising
28 Romania 0.3978 years 2018 up 186.3% rising
29 Ireland 0.3957 years 2018 down 57.4% rising
30 Trinidad and Tobago 0.3901 years 2010 up 40.3% rising
31 South Africa 0.364 years 2018 up 157.1% rising
32 Finland 0.3623 years 2018 up 4.0% rising
33 Liechtenstein 0.3164 years 2009 up 39.8% rising
34 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.2908 years 2016 down 56.3% volatile
35 Mauritius 0.2897 years 2018 up 29.2% rising
36 Estonia 0.285 years 2018 down 34.1% rising
37 Azerbaijan 0.2757 years 2019 up 31.7% rising
38 Iceland 0.2755 years 2018 up 445.2% volatile
39 United States 0.2709 years 2018 up 33.5% rising
40 Brazil 0.2701 years 2017 — flat
41 Kuwait 0.2455 years 2013 down 45.2% falling
42 Latvia 0.2177 years 2018 up 147.2% falling
43 Georgia 0.2013 years 2019 down 52.9% volatile
44 Slovakia 0.1973 years 2018 up 1,113.9% volatile
45 Ukraine 0.1906 years 2019 down 27.6% flat
46 Sweden 0.1847 years 2018 up 4.1% rising
47 Czechia 0.1829 years 2018 up 20.3% volatile
49 Belarus 0.1659 years 2018 down 17.1% falling
50 Grenada 0.1608 years 2018 down 82.8% volatile
51 Kenya 0.1589 years 2016 up 117.9% volatile
52 Austria 0.1575 years 2018 down 78.7% falling
53 Malaysia 0.1391 years 2011 down 59.4% rising
54 Afghanistan 0.1326 years 2018 up 102.6% rising
55 Israel 0.1217 years 2018 up 15.2% rising
56 Switzerland 0.1215 years 2018 down 24.9% falling
57 Laos 0.11 years 2019 up 8.7% falling
58 Egypt 0.1055 years 2014 down 1.9% falling
59 Tanzania 0.1027 years 2019 up 42.1% volatile
60 Norway 0.0998 years 2018 down 20.4% rising
61 Bangladesh 0.0997 years 2019 up 111.9% volatile
62 Mongolia 0.0987 years 2018 down 46.3% falling
63 Kyrgyzstan 0.0972 years 2019 up 49.5% volatile
64 Maldives 0.0933 years 2003 — rising
65 Cambodia 0.0922 years 2010 up 161.0% rising
66 Syria 0.0878 years 2013 down 13.7% flat
67 Tunisia 0.0854 years 2016 up 109.7% volatile
68 Luxembourg 0.0815 years 2018 down 47.3% falling
69 Cameroon 0.0676 years 2016 up 182.5% volatile
70 Rwanda 0.0644 years 2019 up 140.9% rising
71 Guyana 0.0635 years 2012 down 64.8% volatile
72 Uganda 0.0633 years 2017 up 4.0% falling
73 Comoros 0.0594 years 2004 up 736.1% volatile
74 China 0.0589 years 2019 down 13.9% rising
75 Burkina Faso 0.0528 years 2013 down 2.9% falling
76 Slovenia 0.0476 years 2012 up 33.2% rising
77 Eritrea 0.0462 years 2017 down 34.5% falling
78 Malta 0.046 years 2018 down 65.5% volatile
79 Spain 0.0457 years 2018 — volatile
80 Cuba 0.044 years 2019 up 490.3% volatile
81 Lesotho 0.0434 years 2014 up 234.3% rising
82 Portugal 0.0419 years 2018 up 11.1% volatile
83 Bhutan 0.0391 years 2020 up 326.5% volatile
84 France 0.0373 years 2018 down 9.0% rising
85 Russia 0.029 years 2018 down 55.6% falling
86 North Macedonia 0.0212 years 2018 up 95.9% rising
87 India 0.0208 years 2019 down 48.0% rising
88 Ethiopia 0.0202 years 2004 up 242.5% volatile
89 Denmark 0.02 years 2012 up 36.0% volatile
90 Cyprus 0.0199 years 2017 — rising
92 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0178 years 2015 down 97.6% volatile
93 Serbia 0.0156 years 2019 down 17.0% falling
94 Colombia 0.014 years 2018 down 15.0% rising
95 Mali 0.0139 years 2018 up 27.2% flat
96 Bulgaria 0.0127 years 2018 down 67.0% falling
97 Brunei 0.0114 years 2012 up 29.6% volatile
98 Mauritania 0.0106 years 2005 up 88.8% rising
99 Qatar 0.0087 years 2019 up 6.0% rising
100 Saudi Arabia 0.0082 years 2019 — rising
101 Madagascar 0.0076 years 2019 up 33.2% flat
102 Cape Verde 0.0056 years 2018 down 91.3% volatile
103 Pakistan 0.0037 years 2019 up 5.5% rising
104 Zimbabwe 0.003 years 2003 — falling
105 Palestine 0.003 years 2019 down 42.5% volatile
106 Italy 0.003 years 2016 down 95.9% volatile
107 Netherlands 0.0028 years 2014 down 91.2% volatile
108 Moldova 0.0017 years 2019 down 93.5% volatile
109 Niger 0.0014 years 2017 up 66.3% volatile

About this data

Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.